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You do realize you’ll be able to drink regular coffee just fine, right? It doesn’t need to be in jello form. ;) Unless you like it that way… personally I think it can be very pretty to look at (love the sky jello!) but I don’t really want to eat it.

A lot of yogurt, a lot of pudding and ice cream. I was one of the lucky ones whose pain didn’t go away (my stitches irritated my gums enough that chewing was a no-go the whole week; the second the stitches were removed I was MUCH better) and I found I could chew very soft things like melon, rice, anything that didn’t require very much mouth movement.

Adrienne – Actually, the day I got home my tongue, lower lip and chin were completely numb so any liquids I put in my mouth half dribbled right back out. It was funny and frustrating. The coffee jello, though, was too hard and needed more chewing than I was up to so I compromised on coffee ice cream, which worked great.

Definitely seconding super-ripe avocado on refried beans, or mashed potatoes and creamed spinach, or anything savory as a break from all that pudding-and-yogurt sweetness. But hands-down the best thing I ate after my wisdom tooth extraction was Indian take-out: saag paneer and vegetable kofta. I assume it was the double-whammy of opiate haze and having fasted overnight that made that the single most delicious meal I’ve ever had.

Glad to hear you’re healing well! Apparently the day or two after extraction is commonly the most unpleasant, so here’s hoping you’re well on the mend!

hope you are healing up well!
When I had mine out, they did all four at once… and I remember being so swollen that I couldn’t close my teeth together to bite or chew for a good 4 or 5 days.
towards the end there, I was so desparate for real food, I actually sat and picked a red robin cheeseburger into teeeny tiny pieces small enough to swallow whole.

i had all four of my wisdoms removed just a week ago and im still in a little bit of pain and i can finaly put my teeth together but no chewing yet i tried and my jaw feels flimsy lol and it still aches to open my mouth ( still stiff) but i cant wait till im all healed up i want pizza so bad right now im about to put it in a blender.